Thud!
Shihōin Genya collapsed to the ground, his blood spreading into a large pool.
"Ah, Naraku, how do you think we should handle this?"
Shihōin Harumoto sighed, though he still looked somewhat angry.
"Things have already come to this. Besides, although he made a mistake, it didn't warrant this." Naraku smiled. "Let's leave it at that and have him leave the village. Hasn't the clan's business expanded into the Land of Earth? We can send him there."
"That... works!"
A few simple words settled Shihōin Genya's fate.
As for why the two were so calm, it was naturally because he would not die. Naraku had intervened when Shihōin Genya tried to take his own life.
As long as Naraku did not allow it, no one could die in front of him.
With his current strength, accomplishing something so trivial was hardly worth mentioning.
Soon, some clan members arrived, gave Shihōin Genya's wounds some basic treatment, and took him away.
"Naraku, are you sure Genya's actions haven't affected you?"
"Of course not. It's only a minor matter."
Naraku waved a hand. What little Shihōin Genya had done really could not affect him.
"That's good. But people in the clan are getting restless. I think we still need to give them a warning."
The two continued talking for a while before Shihōin Harumoto finally left, reassured.
Naraku glanced at the bloodstains on the ground outside the courtyard, shook his head, and returned to his room.
He did not need to worry about such trivial matters. Someone would soon come and clean everything up.
"Ah... I'm getting a little sleepy. All this fuss over something so minor, and I haven't even had time for my Lottery."
"Let's start the Lottery, then. Once the Ten-Pull is over, there's still a plan to put into